Hilltop castle with Norman towers, and cattle at sunset
Maker
(artist)
1800-1899
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1782-1842
1800-1899
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1782-1842
Title
Hilltop castle with Norman towers, and cattle at sunset
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite and watercolour with some scratching out on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 37.6 cm
Width: 25.6 cm
Width: 25.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1967.WS.108
Mode of Acquisition
William Wycliffe Spooner, bequest, 1967
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Spink & Son (London); William Wycliffe Spooner, Ilkley (1882-1967); Spooner Bequest 1967
Exhibition History
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005; Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, 18/07/2005-23/10/2005; Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, London, 16/11/2005-12/02/2006
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/04/1968-01/07/1968
English Water-Colours: Memorial Exhibition to William Wycliffe
Spooner, Harrogate, 1968
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/04/1968-01/07/1968
English Water-Colours: Memorial Exhibition to William Wycliffe
Spooner, Harrogate, 1968
Literature
The Spooner Collection of British Watercolours, Courtauld Institute Galleries; Huntington Library; Wordsworth Trust, 2005-06
cat. no. 107
ill. on p. 246
English Water-Colours: Memorial Exhibition to William Wycliffe Spooner, Harrogate, 1968
cat. no. 59
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1968
cat. no. 63
cat. no. 107
ill. on p. 246
English Water-Colours: Memorial Exhibition to William Wycliffe Spooner, Harrogate, 1968
cat. no. 59
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1968
cat. no. 63
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite, the 2nd line mostly erased: "John Sell Cotman / Varley".
Collector's mark: none.
Label: Removed (in object file), inv. no. in red ink, price in graphite, rest printed or typed in black ink: "K3/1473 / [coat of arms, with motto "DIEU ET MON DROIT"] £285/-/- / BY APPOINTMENT / MEDALLISTS / SPINK & SON LTD. / Est. 1772 / ARTIST: J.S. COTMAN (1782-1842) / SUBJECT: A Castle with two Norman / towers & cattle. (c. 1805 to 1808) / SIZE: 14" x 9 1/2". / 5, 6, 7, King Street, St. James's, S.W.1 / Tel: WHI. 5275 (4 lines.) Cables: SPINK, LONDON. //".
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite, the 2nd line mostly erased: "John Sell Cotman / Varley".
Collector's mark: none.
Label: Removed (in object file), inv. no. in red ink, price in graphite, rest printed or typed in black ink: "K3/1473 / [coat of arms, with motto "DIEU ET MON DROIT"] £285/-/- / BY APPOINTMENT / MEDALLISTS / SPINK & SON LTD. / Est. 1772 / ARTIST: J.S. COTMAN (1782-1842) / SUBJECT: A Castle with two Norman / towers & cattle. (c. 1805 to 1808) / SIZE: 14" x 9 1/2". / 5, 6, 7, King Street, St. James's, S.W.1 / Tel: WHI. 5275 (4 lines.) Cables: SPINK, LONDON. //".
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